1. Municipality Branding Guidelines

2. The ideal municipality
Providing democratic and responsible government for local communities.
Being responsive to the needs of the local community.
Ensuring sustainable service delivery to communities.
Promoting social and economic development.
Promoting a safe and healthy environment.
Encouraging the involvement of communities and community organisations in the matters of Local Government.
Facilitating a culture of public service and accountability among its staff.
Assigning clear responsibilities for the management and coordination of these administrative units and mechanisms.
*SALGA Handbook for Municipal Councilors, 2011

3. Brand Guidelines will assist Municipal employees, suppliers and partners to use the graphic elements of the corporate brand consistently in all applications including business cards, signs, brochures, web pages, promotional items or any other use.
Direction needs to be provided to all officials of the municipality regarding the basic requirements of branding guidelines within the municipality and standards set for municipal branding.

4. DEFINITIONS
Branding
Branding is the visual representation of the municipality or product, encompassing the municipality’s name, logo and visual appeal. The components usually consist of a logo one or two main colours and two or three additional colours; one or two different fonts; and some graphic design rules and elements.

5. PURPOSE
To provide guidelines for the management of the Municipality’s corporate identity and branding;
To maintain continuity and consistency in all applications, of the corporate identity and branding guidelines.

6. BRANDING POLICY GUIDELINES
The custodian of the corporate image is the Marketing & Communication Unit/Office of the Municipality.
The Unit/Office must maintain a corporate identity manual, with examples of all approved applications, which must be available in a hard copy format from the Marketing & Communication Unit/Office or on the intranet and on the external website
The Marketing & Communication Unit/Office must facilitate the graphic design process of any new applications needed.

7. BRANDING GUIDELINES LIST
LANGUAGE POLICY
STATIONERY
FORMS FOR EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL USE
PUBLICATIONS
BRANDING MATERIAL
ADVERTISING MATERIAL
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION

8. PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL AND CORPORATE GIFTS
NOTICEBOARDS AND NOTICES
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SIGNAGE
INTERIORS OF AND ENTRANCES TO MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
UNIFORMS AND CORPORATE CLOTHING IN GENERAL

9. MUNICIPAL VEHICLES
BREACH OF POLICY GUIDELINES
SUPPORTING POLICIES AND GUIDELINES
POLICY REVIEW
CO-BRANDING

10. Image
Image is the impression clients or consumers have of the municipality’s total personality (real and imaginary qualities and shortcomings).
Corporate identity
Corporate identity is the visual means by which the municipality is recognised. It is also a means of conveying the ways, in which it carries out, and values inherent in, its activities.

12. The journey to defining the SALGA Brand
The SALGA primary logo was designed with the intent of significantly improving the sense of inter-connectedness: with each other, with our members, with other spheres of government, with international think tanks, the private sector and other successful local government associations.
Most importantly, it creates a greater sense of affinity with the people and communities we serve.
The primary logo is uniquely distinctive, while still remaining practical and simple in it’s design, it will be identified as the mark of a quality brand.

13. Strategic ideas that build the image of brands we serve.
[BRAND POSITIONING]
THE VOICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ENABLING THE ENABLER
Barron – Brand-On-A-Page
[RATIONAL BENEFIT]
RESPONSIVE, INNOVATIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
[THE AUDIENCE INSIGHT]
IMPROVEMENT
A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE
[EMOTIONAL BENEFIT]
ENABLING A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE
[BRAND BELIEFS]
WHERE THERE IS A WILL,
THERE IS A WAY.
EMBRACING POSITIVE CHANGE.
[BRAND BEHAVIOUR]
[BRAND TONE]
AGILE
CONSULTATIVE
INFORMED
MANDATED
CREDIBLE
ACCOUNTABLE
IMPROVING CONSTRUCTING CREATING SOLUTIONS
ACTION- ORIENTATED
Strategic ideas that build the image of brands we serve.
Every product we have has the potential to tell a story about the brand it serves.
[BRAND PURPOSE]
A CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE
[REASON TO BELIEVE]
WE LISTEN, WE UNITE AND WE INFLUENCE
WE REPRESENT, ADVOCATE, SUPPORT, ADVISE.

15. Brand identity
Brand identity indicates how the municipality wants its inhabitants to perceive its brand.
Brand equity
Brand equity is the value of the positive sentiment that a brand has created amongst the municipal inhabitants.

16. Brand management
Brand management is the process of maintaining, improving and upholding a brand so that the name is associated with positive results. Besides corporate identity, brand management involves a number of important aspects such as customer relations and satisfaction, business processes, staff motivation and internal communication. Brand management is built on a marketing foundation, but focuses directly on the brand and how that brand can remain favourable to customers

17. CO-BRANDING
Generally the Municipality logo may be used together with the logos of other stakeholders.
The role of the Municipality should, however, be defined. Phrases such as the following may be used to illustrate the municipality’s relation to the event or programme.
Proudly sponsored by Municipality
Proudly supported by Municipality
Co-organised by the Municipality.

18. Level 1-branding partners 
If the Munacipality is the main sponsor there are two options. In each case the Municipality logo should always take a position of priority.
It should always be on the left-hand side or above the party seeking endorsement.
The level 1-branding partner logo should be no more than 3/4 of the Municipality logo.

19. Level 2-branding partners
Co-branding transversal programmes. The Municipality logo should be no less than 3/4 of the level 2-branding partner logo.
Level 3-branding partners
 If the branding partner is the lead sponsor, the Municipality logo should be equal to or no less than 3/4 of the party seeking endorsement.

20. Special projects
When co-branding a special project such as 10 years of Freedom, the following rules apply: the Municipality logo must always be above or on the left-hand side of the special project logo.
In this manner the Municipality logo will be read first.
The Municipality logo and the special projects logo should be same size.

21. Multiple partners 
When the Municipality is the main sponsor, the Municipality logo should always be above the co-sponsor logos.
The co-sponsor logos should be no more than 1/2 of the Municipality logo.
When the Municipality is one of the co-sponsors, the Municipality logo should always be on the left-hand side of the other co-sponsor logos.

22. THANK YOU